Samsung 150s .

User’s Manual

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TCO Development Unit 1996-11-29

On the page this folder you will find a brief summary of the environmental r equirements met by this product.

The complere environmental criteria document may be ordered fro m:

TCO Development Unit

S-11494 Stockholm

Sweden

Fax: +46 8 782 92 07

E-mail (Internet): development@tco.se

Current information regarding TCO'95-approved and labelled produc ts may also be obtained via the Internet,

using the address:

http://www.tco-info.com/

TCO'95 is a co-operative project between(3 logos)

Brominated flame retardants are present in printed circuit boards, cab les, wires, casings and housings. In

turn, they delay the spread of fire. Up to thirty percent of the plastic in a computer casing can consist of flame

retardant substances. These are related to another group of environmental tox ins, PCBs, which are

suspected to give rise to similar harm, including reproductiv e damage in fish eating birds and mammals, due

to the bioaccumulative processes. Flame retardants have been found in human blood and researchers fear

that disturbances in foetus development may occur. TCO'95 deman d requires that plastic components

weighing more than 25 grams must not contain organically bound chlo rine and bromine.

Lead can be found in picture tubes, display screens, solders and capacit ors. Lead damages the nervous

system and in higher doses, causes lead poisoning. TCO'95 requirement Permits the inclusion of lead since

no replacement has yet been developed.

Cadmium is present in rechargeable batteries and in the colour generating lay ers of certain computer

displays. Cadmium damages the nervous system and is toxic in high d oses. TCO'95 requirement states that

batteries may not contain more than 25 ppm (parts per million) of cadmium. The colour-generating layers of

display screens must not contain any cadmium.

Mercury is sometimes found in batteries, relays and switches. Mercury damag es the nervous system and is

toxic in high doses. TCO'95 requirement states that batteries may not contain more than 25 ppm (parts per

million) of mercury. It also demands that no mercury is present in any of the el ectrical or electronics

components concerned with the display unit.

CFCs (freons) are sometimes used for washing printed circuit boards and in the ma nufacturing of expanded

foam for packaging. CFCs break down ozone and thereby damage the ozone la yer in the stratosphere,

causing increased reception on Earth of ultraviolet light wit h consequent increased risks of skin cancer

(malignant melanoma).

.The relevant TCO'95 requirement: Neither CFCs nor HCFCs may be used during the

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